OCTAVO Definition & Meaning

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octavo

[ ok-tey-voh, -tah- ]

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noun

plural octavos

a book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. : 8vo, 8°
a book of this size.

adjective

in octavo.

octavo

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noun

Also calledeightvo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper of a specified size to form eight leaves Often written8vo8°
demi-octavo
a book of this size
(formerly) a size of cut paper 8 inches by 5 inches (20.3 cm by 12.7 cm)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of octavo¹

First recorded in 1575–85; short for New Latin in octāvō “in an eighth (of a sheet)”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of octavo¹

C16: from New Latin phrase in octavo in an eighth (of a whole sheet)

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However, demand was fully re-established in the decade 1600-1609, and not just for the new more complex commentaries such as that of Clavius, published in fat quartos, but also for cheap octavo editions.

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“Who, indeed, but a woman,” wrote one reviewer, “could have ventured, with the smallest prospect of success, to fill three octavo volumes with the history of a woman’s heart?”

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These books were produced in a handy, pocket-sized octavo format that is still a standard today.

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The Hollywood Reporter cover isn’t about getting together an octavo of actresses for a girl talk.

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Of the octavo de finals, this one is the biggest mismatch on paper.

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